BENGALURU: A 52-year-old woman pillion rider died after she was mowed down by a lorry when her nephew tried to negotiate a pothole in Nayandahalli, in Mysore road on Sunday morning.
The deceased has been identified as Radha (52), a resident of Deavara Jeevanahalli, Bengaluru.
The incident took place at around 9.35 am when she along with her nephew Ravi Kumar was heading towards Ramanagara in a scooter.
As they arrived near Nayandahalli, Ravi noticed a pothole and applied brakes suddenly. As a result, the duo fell down as Ravi could not balance the vehicle.
A lorry carrying bricks, which was behind the scooter ran over Radha's neck. Though passersby shifted her to Victoria hospital, she was declared brought dead.
Byatarayanapura Traffic Police have secured the driver and have booked him for rash and negligent driving.
The residents of Nayandahalli staged a protest by blocking the road and demanded the authorities to fill up potholes to prevent such accidents in the future.
Traffic on Mysore road was severely affected after the incident.
This is the third pothole death reported in Bengaluru.